Not able to send data by POST using XMLHttpRequest (ajax)

[ajaxcoder]

Hi

In my project i had a login form and i am trying to send the username and password to the server for authentication using xmlHttpRequest. Hence i am using POST request but i am unable to send data. I tried sending using GET request and GET is working fine.

Here is code snippet

[CODE=javascript]function postRequest() { \n\
if(window.Activ eXObject) \n\
xmlHTTPObj = new ActiveXObject(' Microsoft.XMLHT TP'); \n\
else if (window.XMLHttp Request) \n\
xmlHTTPObj = new XMLHttpRequest( ); \n\
else xmlHTTPObj=null ; \n\
if(xmlHTTPObj) \n\
{ \n\
if (document.uname form.UNAMEX.val ue != '') { \n\
document.unamef orm.Authorizati on.value = document.unamef orm.UNAMEX.valu e; \n\
document.unamef orm.Authorizati on.value += ':'; \n\
document.unamef orm.Authorizati on.value += document.unamef orm.PWORDX.valu e; \n\
var data='UNAMEX='; \n\
data += document.unamef orm.UNAMEX.valu e; \n\
data += '&PWORDX=' + document.unamef orm.PWORDX.valu e; \n\
data += '&Authorization =' + document.unamef orm.Authorizati on.value; \n\
xmlHTTPObj.onre adystatechange= processRequest; \n\
xmlHTTPObj.open ('POST','START= FIRST',true); \n\
xmlHTTPObj.setR equestHeader('C ontent-type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'); \n\
xmlHTTPObj.setR equestHeader('C ontent-length', data.length); \n\
xmlHTTPObj.setR equestHeader('C onnection', 'close'); \n\
xmlHTTPObj.send (data); \n\
} } } \n\
function processRequest( ) { \n\
if(xmlHTTPObj.r eadyState==4) { \n\
if(xmlHTTPObj.s tatus==200) { \n\
alert('in process request'); \n\
alert(xmlHTTPOb j.responseText) ; \n\
} } } \n\
</script> \n\
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As u can see in above code i am trying to send Authorization field for authentication. The sent message should look something like this

POST /?START=FIRST HTTP/1.1
.....
.....
Authorization=u sername[:]passwd


In above code if i change POST to GET then i am able to see following message sent

GET /?START=FIRST HTTP/1.1


Thanks in advance

[JamieHowarth0]

Hi ajaxcoder,

Try removing the setContentHeade r("Connection ") object, as (if I'm right) it's specifying the use of a closed connection which is impossible to retrieve data?
Also check your URL value "START=FIRS T" - this should be the URL that you are trying to send data to but it appears to be a parameter that you want to send to the serving page?

medicineworker

[acoder]

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